The CRYSTAL-FACE Science Team (ST) is composed of selected investigators (Pis and Co-Is), Project Scientists, and project meteorologists. Program and Project Managers are ex-officio members of the ST. Science Team members are listed on the CRYSTAL-FACE web page, http://www.espo.nasa.gov/crystalface/people.html. The main ST responsibilities are: experimental investigation, modeling and analysis of data, and publication and presentation of results.

Measurements and/or data products acquired or developed as part of the July 1 - July 31, 2002 mission will be archived in accordance with the data exchange plan on the CRYSTAL-FACE webpage, http://espoarchive.nasa.gov/info/crystalf/dataex_plan.html. All members of the ST will have free access to and use of all archived data products.

The rapid exchange of data assists in-field collaborations, identifies instrument problems via inter-comparisons, and helps flight planning by identifying new and interesting geophysical problems. Data acquired during the field deployment will be electronically exchanged and archived within 24 hours after collection, and will constitute a preliminary archive. Some exceptions for unique operation will be granted on a case-by-case basis by project management. Non-electronic exchange will also be dealt with on a case-by-case basis subject to the approval of project management.

A CRYSTAL-FACE data workshop is tentatively scheduled for late February/early March 2003. An aim of this workshop will be to generate a collegial usage of the data, exchange ideas, and to define the nature of publications to follow from this campaign. Data discussions will concentrate on a few specific case studies. The case studies will be decided shortly after the mission by the Project Scientists, with input from the ST.

Final data for the data workshop case studies will be archived before February 2003, and final versions of the complete data sets will be archived before 31 May 2003. The data sets will be freely available to all CRYSTAL-FACE science team members from the archives. Prior to public release, data will not be provided to persons outside of the CRYSTAL-FACE science teams without the expressed approval of that data set's PI. All archived data will be made available to the public on 31 July 2003.

First publication of results from the CRYSTAL-FACE missions will probably be via a special issue (e.g., JAS , JGR). Manuscripts will be submitted for publication within 18 months after the completion of the field deployments. PIs/Co-Is responsible for generating a measurement or a data product must be offered the right of co-authorship. This right should be used only if the contribution is essential.

Individual exceptions to the publication process may be granted by a committee of scientists. This committee will be comprised of the platform Lead Scientists and the Project Scientists. Presentations in public meetings may be made subject to approval by the co-authors. In general, descriptions of the whole project will note that this program is a coordinated action of NASA, NOAA, DOE, ONR and NSF. Major press releases on findings from the joint measurements will be agreed upon among Program Managers within these agencies.